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 * Please enter each** **Post IT note, according to the topic and number of dots.**


 * Ex:** **Organizational Change Policies: 19 dots** **and then list each stickie comment.**


 * These comments** **are proactive solutions to overcoming a barrier or restraint that informs your role as a coach in the reculturing schools around 21st Century change.**

Professional Development · Get on the professional ed day committee- push tech · Teach teachers how to use PBL and meet PSSA requirements at the same time · Have cross-curricular teachers develop integrated projects where students have access in at least one of the classes · Train teachers in planning/implementing PBL over the summer to align projects to their curriculum · Resources for sharing problem-based projects by subject area · Use videos to show teachers how PBL has been implemented else ware · PD days for teachers/admin to learn about PBL · PB time devoted to collaborative planning teams o they can plan “solid” standards based projects · Observe PBL somewhere – online? Need examples · PB by sharing projects – free showcase · Money for professional development – PBL, ETC · Provide proper training for new initiatives such as problem based learning · Have after school option to allow teacher to plan · One project per department. Give time to co-plan · Bring in an expert to co-plan with teachers · PD make it a priority! For now and veteran teachers on PBL-like lessons · Pair teachers of different disciplines to create a PBL lesson during Professional Development

Legislation · Smaller class size · Common digital textbooks to level the playing field · Make a technology Coast position mandatory position for every school district · Politicians provide problem-based curriculum/funding · Have project based learning an item on the Praxis learning tests for all teachers · PSSA is legislated, legislate project based learning · Instead of having free-for all ACT 48 classes, require Project based learning for re-certification · PBL into SAS Higher Ed/ New Teachers · College need to teacher their future teachers how to teach using technology · Get college & universities on board for technology shift of teaching · Train new teachers on Web 2. Tools · College need to change the way they are teaching their students · Have teacher student-teaching requirements have a project based learning element · Professors need inserviced · Require project based learning as a part of all teacher learning in college · Train pre-student teachers on use of instructional technology · Collaboration with local college · Make a project part of a new teacher orientation with mentor · Problem-based and tech integration built into teacher assessment

Time · Curriculum direct select existing project and work with “select teachers” to individualize for their class · Give coach time to mentor and examine at new “things” · Give coach time to work with teacher in implement PBL · Give common planning time to volunteers to co-create and pilot project offer comp. time in return for pilot presentation · Time- more planning time to create collaborate or grade projects · State small- discovery-based lessons · Request in-service time – show videos from Buck Institute- group teachers and have them plan a project · More inservice based technology PBL

Leadership · Principals take share and institute tech programs that must be followed · PBE support (written/verbalized) on PBL success for PSSAs · Work with administrators (help them be more tech savvy) · Forward thinking leadership: School Board, Admin, Union)  · Train Administration in good practice and convey expectations & enforce it   · Greater reward and recognition for teachers that are doing great things (not just the very best)   · Administrative support for time to do problem-based   · Communication problems State to District. Invite legislative to a Tech Tea Party. Have students share their project and thoughts

Testing · Create standard test that do not conflict with good teaching practices · Get ride of the PSSA test · Change State tests and SAT’s, ACT’s to project based · Change the legislation of the PSSA · Don’t keep changing standards/anchors/testing · Either get ride of standardized tests or have them be problem-based · PB assessment replace PSSA · Use data (standards & PSSA) to focus project choices

Equipment/Resources · Worked out projects may help teachers implement their first project and see benefits from here · Create effective PBL lessons in schools · Resources to students/teachers for problem-based computer/smartboard activities · More tech accessibility students bring or buy their computers · Use online free resources for sharing and collaboration · Develop SAS as the sharing network have a bank of PBL lessons

Money · Google Apps for Ed! Free tools · K-12 Technology Integrator · Community and business sponsors for computer in the classroom and (tax write-off) share success with them · Make wish list budget item a classroom reward for planning and implementing “best” project · Funding for equipment · More money allocation for technology · Continue CFF type funding o Coach- fulltime o New Technology o Best Buy deals for 1 to 1 (parents money)

Communication · Collaborate with others online to figure out the hows · Establish wiki for discussions within school · Unit/Discipline Masters PB  · Have a once day PBL experiment building wide. Discipline teams and student work collaborate to solve social issues in the building/district · Share what other teachers are doing 5 mins at faculty meeting

Community · Bring public into our schools to witness and participate with new learning technique · Presentation to board and community to ensure support · Have elem. Children write letters to H.S. core teachers explaining their passion for technology · Teachers who don’t buy into PBL- invite them to dinner which was create by students. Have the students share what they learned. · Allow public to see what the schools are doing to gain support and awareness · Culture of collaboration with school and district (share ideas)


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